SB1313 Summary

• Requires courts to advise jurors upon discharge that they may accept or decline contact with parties, with each juror's decision recorded in court records.

• Allows jurors who opt in to specify their preferred method of contact, which becomes the only authorized means for parties to reach them.

• Permits courts to grant requests for contact with jurors who opted out upon finding of good cause, with notice to all other parties required.

• Authorizes courts to limit the scope of contact between parties and jurors and to impose remedies for violations, including preclusion of information obtained in violation of contact rules.